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The international adoption of South Korean children was started after 1953 because a large number of mixed children became orphaned during the Korean War, but later, the children who were adopted in accordance with the international adoption program included orphaned Korean children. Religious organizations in the United States, Australia, and many Western European nations slowly developed the apparatus that sustained international adoption as a socially integrated system. However, this system is essentially gone as of 2020. The number of children who were given up for adoption is lower than it is in OECD countries which are similar in size, the majority of adoptees are adopted by South Korean families, and the number of international adoptees is at a historical low.
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Adoption in South Korea, specifically the low rates of domestic adoption in their history, has been a point of discussion for the country, causing new policies to be passed over the years. South Korea, at the conclusion of the Korean War in 1953, began to partake in transnational adoption. As these overseas adoptions increased over the next couple of decades, South Korea pushed to encourage fewer transnational adoptions and more domestic adoptions. The high number of children put up for adoption each year in South Korea can be attributed to a variety of factors: the lack of support for unwed mothers, as well as social stigma, contributed greatly to these numbers. Several organizations have been created to support unwed mothers and combat stigma. There has been changes to adoption policies throughout the decades as well. The Special Adoption Act was passed in 2011 with the intention of boosting domestic adoptions. However, the unexpected outcome of more abandoned children ensued following the amendment taking effect.
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- ↑ Flikweert, Bastiaan S.V. (2022). ‘DOE MIJ MAAR ZO’N KOREAANTJE’ A Historical Analysis of the Establishment of Korean Transnational Adoption to the Netherlands, 1967-1969 (Thesis). Leiden University. p. 5. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
- ↑ "Home". ikaa.org.